Monday, October 8, 2007
Prewrite
1. What are you good at? sports
2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at?good
3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at?nothing
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Chapter 1
1. What problems or conflicts are presented in chapter one? Tao needing to find a rabbit is an obvious one; identify at least two more.the bear, hyena
2. Predict the resolution of each conflict.he does not go back to camp
Chapter 2
What two important events happen in this chapter? He could not find food. then he fond a baby wolf that had a tool
stuck in his mouth.
Chapter 3
1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together? they both hunt for food
2. What decision does Tao tell Volt? that he is going to hunt by himself.
3. Look at Tao's decisions and actions from Volt's perspective. Pretend you are Volt. Write a first person paragraph explaining how you feel. i feel has the leader i should be able to say something without someone going verses my opinion.
Chapter 4
In a good paragraph, describe Tao's mother. Start with an interest grabber. Then write your topic sentence. Give three details or examples to support your thesis. Use a quotation from the chapter. her name was Vedra and she is not part of the same clam of Kala.
she refused to give Toa away.she took good care of him and kept him warm all from the winter.Toa father order that he
should die on the boulders. "Then she too was a maker."
Chapter 5
1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw? the wolf dog and a horse.
2. Which is easier for him and why? the wolf dog because Ram was there.
Chapter 6
1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they?he has been hunting with a wolf dog
and he has been hunting in the slough and he is not sopose to be there.
2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet? that he been painting in caves.
3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging?
he says that he is a good guy.
Chapter 7
Write your reaction to the last paragraph in the chapter. Do you agree or disagree with Graybeard? Is what he says true for those times, but not now? Or, is the reverse true: was it not true then, but true now?
Chapter 8
An important theme in this novel is that people should follow their dreams and do what they believe is right, even if they don't follow their society's expected ways.
The author examines this theme in a stone age setting. Imagine a similar situation today.
What situation did you imagine? I think he should do what he wants but if it causes his life he should not anyone
know.
In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion.
Chapter 9
Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind? Greybeard change his mind because Toa ask him if he could to teach him and Toa is very good at it.
What does this tell you about his character?it shows that Greybeard is sharing man
Chapter 10
1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"?the mammoth is the"mountain-that-walks"
2. What almost happened to Tao? he almost got trumbled by the mammoth.
Chapter 11
Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why?
Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why?
Chapter 12
1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most?the blood and the fat
2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter?toa was afraid that greybeaed would die
Chapter 13
1. Even if Ram had succeeded in hunting the deer, do you think it was a good idea of Tao's to "show off" his dog's ability to hunt? Explain.no because he is insulting volt as a leader
2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene.i think toa is not going to be welcomed
at his
Chapter 14
1. Why does Tao cross the river?he crossed it to save ram
2. What decision does Graybeard reach?he did not know his way.
Chapter 15
What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter?they think he killed greybeared
Chapter 17
Wow! What a chapter! What was your reaction? Tense? Surprised? You predicted it? Write a paragraph describing your reaction.
i didnt think that volt would be his farther. i thought that he hated toa and i thought that greybeared was his father
Chapter 18
Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People? he is following the shamans footsteps.
Extra Credit
Write a narrative describing what happens next. Make sure your plot has a conflict, a climax, and a resolution. You can introduce new characters if you want.
Prewrite
1. What are you good at? sports
2. How do you feel when you're doing the thing you're good at?good
3. How would you feel if people wouldn't let you do the thing you're good at?nothing
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Chapter 1
1. What problems or conflicts are presented in chapter one? Tao needing to find a rabbit is an obvious one; identify at least two more.the bear, hyena
2. Predict the resolution of each conflict.he does not go back to camp
Chapter 2
What two important events happen in this chapter? He could not find food. then he fond a baby wolf that had a tool
stuck in his mouth.
Chapter 3
1. What do Tao and Ram learn to do together? they both hunt for food
2. What decision does Tao tell Volt? that he is going to hunt by himself.
3. Look at Tao's decisions and actions from Volt's perspective. Pretend you are Volt. Write a first person paragraph explaining how you feel. i feel has the leader i should be able to say something without someone going verses my opinion.
Chapter 4
In a good paragraph, describe Tao's mother. Start with an interest grabber. Then write your topic sentence. Give three details or examples to support your thesis. Use a quotation from the chapter. her name was Vedra and she is not part of the same clam of Kala.
she refused to give Toa away.she took good care of him and kept him warm all from the winter.Toa father order that he
should die on the boulders. "Then she too was a maker."
Chapter 5
1. Which two animals does Tao try to draw? the wolf dog and a horse.
2. Which is easier for him and why? the wolf dog because Ram was there.
Chapter 6
1. Graybeard realizes that Tao has broken two taboos of his clan. What are they?he has been hunting with a wolf dog
and he has been hunting in the slough and he is not sopose to be there.
2. Which taboo doesn't he know about yet? that he been painting in caves.
3. Graybeard describes Volt differently than we have. What aspects of Volt's character is Graybeard acknowledging?
he says that he is a good guy.
Chapter 7
Write your reaction to the last paragraph in the chapter. Do you agree or disagree with Graybeard? Is what he says true for those times, but not now? Or, is the reverse true: was it not true then, but true now?
Chapter 8
An important theme in this novel is that people should follow their dreams and do what they believe is right, even if they don't follow their society's expected ways.
The author examines this theme in a stone age setting. Imagine a similar situation today.
What situation did you imagine? I think he should do what he wants but if it causes his life he should not anyone
know.
In the situation you imagined, should the person follow his or her dreams or should they follow society's rules? Give your opinion.
Chapter 9
Why do you think Graybeard changed his mind? Greybeard change his mind because Toa ask him if he could to teach him and Toa is very good at it.
What does this tell you about his character?it shows that Greybeard is sharing man
Chapter 10
1. What are the "mountains-that-walk"?the mammoth is the"mountain-that-walks"
2. What almost happened to Tao? he almost got trumbled by the mammoth.
Chapter 11
Do you think Graybeard is a good teacher? Why?
Would you like to have been taught a skill by him? Why?
Chapter 12
1. Name some of the ingredients used to make paint. Which surprised you most?the blood and the fat
2. Why is Tao afraid at the end of the chapter?toa was afraid that greybeaed would die
Chapter 13
1. Even if Ram had succeeded in hunting the deer, do you think it was a good idea of Tao's to "show off" his dog's ability to hunt? Explain.no because he is insulting volt as a leader
2. Predict what will happen next. If you've read ahead, invent an alternate scene.i think toa is not going to be welcomed
at his
Chapter 14
1. Why does Tao cross the river?he crossed it to save ram
2. What decision does Graybeard reach?he did not know his way.
Chapter 15
What problem does Tao have by the end of the chapter?they think he killed greybeared
Chapter 16
Look at the website of the Laxcaux Caves: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/ Find a picture that resembles the one Tao is painting. Copy it as your answer to this question.
Chapter 17
Wow! What a chapter! What was your reaction? Tense? Surprised? You predicted it? Write a paragraph describing your reaction.
i didnt think that volt would be his farther. i thought that he hated toa and i thought that greybeared was his father
Chapter 18
Why does Tao feel he needs to go to the Mountain People? he is following the shamans footsteps.
Extra Credit
Write a narrative describing what happens next. Make sure your plot has a conflict, a climax, and a resolution. You can introduce new characters if you want.